Friday, October 06, 2006

who's problem is it?

police nab three after violent attack in bop!
tauranga police last night arrested and charged three people for the brutal bashing of a businessman. the victim, 48 but not named, was attacked and beaten over the head with a blunt object on wednesday night. he is now fighting for his life in the critical care unit in auckland hospital after being flown there from tauranga early yesterday. full story.....

south auckland community searches for answers in troubled times.
south auckland has featured prominently in the media in recent months - for all the wrong reasons. the area has been plagued by violence and people are demanding answers. manukau courier reporter melanie louden talks to reverend maua sola about his thoughts and the role of the church during these tragic times. full story .....

teachers want help in classroom war zones
secondary school teachers fed up with classroom violence have spoken out about pupils threatening them with knives and telling them they would be raped.
others have called classrooms battlegrounds for gang recruits and angry pupils with behavioural problems "time bombs" who threaten other pupils and staff. full story .....

you'd have to be thinking that there is something not quite right in godzone. one of the things that is concerning me are the hotbeds created by the councils and govt depts, when they cordon off economically challenged ethnic groups in certain areas, south auckland, naenae, pomare and taita being examples of a few. i have noticed a small muslim society going up in the hutt valley. these are all becoming hotbeds of poverty and spite. unemployment and low wages are rife in these areas. is this good planning? is there a rod being created for our backs?


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